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Women's bones are usually smaller and cannot afford to lose as much bone tissue as men.....you're welcome-_____-
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Who gets osteoporosis?
Osteoporosis occurs most often in older people and in women after menopause. It affects nearly half of all those, men and women, over the age of 75. Women, however, are five times more likely than men to develop the disease. Source: Answers.com
Is osteoporosis more common in women or men?
Osteoporosis (oss-tee-oh-puh-ro-sis) is a disease of the bones. It means the bones are weak and more likely to break. People with osteoporosis most often break bones in the hip, spine, and wrist. Anyone can get osteoporosis, but it's most common in older women. The older you are, the greater your risk of osteoporosis. There are no signs or symptoms of osteoporosis. You might not know you have the disease until you break a bone. That is why it's so important to get a bone density test.
What best describes the person most likely to develop osteoporosis?
A woman who enters menopause early, a woman who has never given birth, a woman who enters artificial menopause at an early age (hysterectomy), and woman taking Depo Provera for contraception are all likely to develop osteoporosis.
Who are the most likely to develop cervical cancer?
overweight women
When are women most likely to develop canker sores?
Women are more likely to have canker sores during their premenstrual period.
Which role did women most likely develop in hunting and gathering societies?
planting and harvising crops
Where Are caves more likely to develop?
caves will most likely develop whare caves develop.
A patient is 66 yrs old she is a smoker and has 3 different fractures what is her disease?
Most likely, it would be osteoporosis. Women after menopause are at a higher risk than women that are menstruating, because they loose their main source of the hormone estrogen, which helps keep calcium in their bone. The other risk factor that contributes to osteoporosis is smoking.
How many women are affected by Osteoporosis?
I don't know the exact percentage, but I do know that most of the people who suffer are women.
Which bone condition occurs most frequently in postmenopausal women with calcium deficiencies?
osteoporosis
Who is most likely to develop primary biliary cirrhosis?
Ninety percent of patients with this disease are women between the ages of 35 and 60.
Where is a tornadic thunderstorm in the US most likely to develop?
A tornadic thunderstorm is most likely to develop over the Great Plains.
